I Musici - Mendelssohn: String Symphonies Nos. 9-12, Octet (2018)

‘I Musici performs with splendid musicianship, beautiful tone, and obvious relish. Philips’s sound is clean and bright. A delightful disc.’
High Fidelity (String Symphony No. 9)

‘Of all the fine recordings I Musici has given us, this is surely one of the most joyous – an unabashed romp in the sun from start to finish. The Octet is soaring, free and wonderfully flexible in dynamics.’ High Fidelity

‘I Musici plays all this music impeccably, catching the gaiety of much of it and fully expressing the deep feeling in the symphony’s first movement. Excellent recording, too.’ Gramophone (Symphony No. 11)

Tracks:

CD 1
Symphony No. 10 in B minor for strings, Op. posth.
Symphony No. 11 in F major for strings, Op. posth.
Symphony No. 12 in G minor for strings, Op. posth.

CD 2
Symphony No. 9 in C minor for strings, Op. posth.*
Octet in E flat major, Op. 20

Personnel:

I Musici